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Patients Reject Statins for Unstudied Peptides
A physician argues that patients are abandoning statins — backed by trials in over 170,000 people — in favor of BPC-157, a synthetic peptide studied in just 14 humans with no FDA approval, driven by o
Stanford Trial: 5‑Day Fasting Diet Cuts Crohn’s
A Stanford‑led randomized trial found that a five‑day‑per‑month fasting‑mimicking diet reduced symptoms and lowered inflammatory markers in patients with mild‑to‑moderate Crohn’s disease; two‑thirds o
OTOF Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in All 10 Patients
A single injection of an OTOF gene therapy restored hearing in all 10 patients treated in a Karolinska Institutet-led trial, with average sound detection improving from 106 to 52 decibels within six m
Gene Mutation Disrupts Brain Circuit in Schizophrenia
MIT researchers have identified a mutation in the grin2a gene that disrupts a thalamus–prefrontal cortex circuit, impairing mice's ability to update decisions as conditions change, and showed that opt
Trap-Neuter-Return: The Humane Fix for Feral Cat Colonies
Texas A&M veterinary experts make the case for Trap-Neuter-Return as the most humane way to stabilize unowned outdoor cat populations — a method that stops the breeding cycle but leans heavily on volu
Otago Gold Rush STI Rates Lower Than Pop Culture Claims
University of Otago research analyzing 1864–1869 hospital records found syphilis and gonorrhea prevalence during the Otago gold rush was lower than popular culture books claim, at 4.3% and 2.8% respec
STAT Podcast: Trump Letter, Lilly Obesity Pill Approval
STAT’s ‘The Readout LOUD’ podcast featured investor Rod Wong discussing a coalition’s letter to President Trump for FDA flexibility, the FDA’s approval of Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, pharma M&A, and You
Meat May Lower Dementia Risk in APOE4 Carriers
A Karolinska Institutet study of more than 2,100 older adults found that higher meat consumption was linked to slower cognitive decline and lower dementia risk — but only in carriers of high-risk APOE
FDA Updates Breakthrough Device Criteria
STAT's Health Tech newsletter announces an exclusive, subscription‑only piece on the FDA’s evolving definition of breakthrough medical devices, while noting the April 1 deadline for the CMMI ACCESS Mo
Prince William Hails Bowelbabe Fund’s £20m Milestone
Prince William lauded the Bowelbabe Fund for hitting the £20 million mark, a goal it achieved in under four years after being launched by the late Dame Deborah James to fund bowel‑cancer research.
ESA to negotiate European astronaut seats for moon surface
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced he will open immediate negotiations with NASA administrator Jared Isaacman to redirect Europe's three earmarked astronaut seats from the suspended Gatew
New Peru marsupial frog Gastrotheca mittaliiti found
Scientists have identified a new miniature marsupial frog species, Gastrotheca mittaliiti, in Peru’s Amazon, noting its unique back‑pouch egg‑carrying and its high risk from climate change and habitat
Manchester AI maps England productivity divide
A University of Manchester team used GeoAI to reveal that England’s productivity landscape is a patchwork of fast‑growing and stagnant localities, challenging the traditional North‑South narrative and
Trump Plans 100% Tariff on Imported Brand Drugs
The Trump administration is preparing to impose 100% tariffs on imported patented drugs and active ingredients, with an announcement expected as soon as Thursday, according to a draft order obtained b
Study: People Speak 338 Fewer Words Per Day Each Year
A new study analyzing 22 studies and 2,200 participants from 2005 to 2019 finds people are speaking 338 fewer words per day every year, a decline the researcher links to the broader loss of casual fac
Study: AI Scribes Save Doctors 16 Minutes Per Shift
A large study of 1,800 clinicians across five academic medical centers found AI ambient scribe tools cut documentation time by 16 minutes and EHR time by 13 minutes per eight-hour shift, with primary
FDA Approves Lilly's Foundayo Weight-Loss Pill
The FDA approved Eli Lilly's once-daily oral weight-loss pill Foundayo, the second GLP-1 tablet on the US market, offering more flexible dosing than Wegovy's pill and a potential path to Medicare cove
FDA Moves to Allow Over a Do Previously Banned Peptides
The FDA is poised to lift a ban on more than a dozen injectable peptides, a shift driven by pressure from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who touts their personal healing be
Historians Dispute Roman Britain Drought-Rebellion Study
Historians have published a formal rebuttal in the same journal challenging a widely-covered Cambridge study that linked Roman-era droughts to the 367 AD 'Barbarian Conspiracy,' arguing the team misre
OHSU finds intracellular fluid flows moving proteins
Scientists at OHSU have uncovered a previously unknown system of directional fluid flows inside cells that rapidly transport proteins to the leading edge, overturning the textbook diffusion model and
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